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This past weekend, the Stephens County 4-H .22 Rimfire Rifle Team traveled to the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton to take part in the state Silhouette Match. Georgia 4-H Project SAFE uses the shooting sports to teach many valuable life skills. Project SAFE (Shooting Awareness, Fun and Education) provides youth a place to develop a sense of belonging, learn […]
Read moreOn Wednesday, March 13, Stephens County High School (SCHS) competed in the Georgia Technology Student Association (TSA) Electrathon at Lanier Raceway in Braselton. Thirty-two high school teams from across the state competed to see who could complete the most laps on a single battery charge in two, hour-long races. SCHS entered two electric race cars, driven by students Luke Duncan […]
Read moreRecent fire extinguisher training for employees at a local manufacturing plant paid off at 2:06 a.m. last Friday when a fire broke out in a processing machine and traveled into the ventilation ductwork and the air filtration system. Plant personnel shut down power to the entire plant and used multiple dry chemical fire extinguishers to knock down visible flames on […]
Read moreThe Toccoa City Commission will meet at 5 p.m. today for a regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting will take place at City Hall, 92 N. Alexander Street. On the agenda is approval of the minutes from the March 11 City Commission meeting; included in the minutes is the city’s recap of the discussion regarding an agenda item consideration of the […]
Read moreStephens County Elections Supervisor Bruce Carlisle reports that the state-mandated Risk Limiting Audit for elections with state or federal offices was conducted on Wednesday, March 20. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office randomly selects the ballot batches to be audited by the actual rolling of the dice, which was done on Tuesday, March 19, at the State Capitol where the […]
Read moreContributions by Georgia Recorder and Capitol Beat News Services Following five years of unsuccessful attempts by Georgia Republican lawmakers to expand the state’s school voucher program, Republican Senators on Wednesday cast enough votes to send the latest version of the controversial plan to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk to be signed into law. On Wednesday, several Republican House Majority Caucus members […]
Read moreDuring the Stephens County Board of Education meeting on March 19, the board approved hiring Jennifer King as principal of Big A Elementary School. King will follow the leadership of Regina Bayles, who recently announced her retirement at the end of the 2023-2024 school year after 34 years of service. King has served the White County School System for 23 […]
Read moreThe Stephens County High School tennis teams won 8 of 10 matches Tuesday in a home contest against Monroe Area. The Lady Indians won by a match score of 4-1 by winning 2 of 3 singles matches and taking both doubles matches. Nyleigh Hutto won at #2 singles; Maddie McGee won at #3 singles; Kara Jones & Ellen Aakerman Broddvall […]
Read moreBY: JENNIFER SHUTT, GEORGIA RECORDER WASHINGTON — Congressional staff were scrambling Wednesday to finalize sweeping legislation that would fund much of the federal government, but time was running short ahead of a Friday midnight deadline. Leaders of the House and Senate and the Biden administration announced Tuesday they’d reached consensus on the final six government funding bills for the fiscal […]
Read moreGeorgia DOT – Northeast · Traffic Advisory Franklin County Daytime Single Lane Closure I-85 NB from exit 160 to 164 March 21 & March 22 Pittman Construction Company will be performing maintenance causing single lane closures from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday weather permitting Maintenance work will be done with moving lane closures Please reduce speed while driving […]
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